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Think back just 5 years ago. In 2014…
• The seminal DevOps book—Gene Kim’s The Phoenix Project—was one year old
• Gartner predicted that 25% of Global 2000 enterprises would adopt DevOps to some extent by 20161
• "Continuous Testing” just started appearing in industry publications and conferences2
• Many of today’s popular test frameworks were brand new—or not yet released
• The term “microservices” was just entering our lexicon
• QC/UFT and ALM were still sold by HP (not even HPE yet)
• Only 30% of enterprise software testing was performed fully “in house”3
• There was no GDPR restricting the use of production data for software testing
• Packaged apps were typically updated on an annual or semi-annual basis and modern platforms like
SAP S/4HANA and Salesforce Lightning hadn’t even been announced
Times have changed—a lot. If the way that you’re testing hasn’t already transformed dramatically, it will soon.
And the pace and scope of disruption will continue to escalate throughout the fo

"Companies need to provide a seamless experience for their road warriors who are traversing the globe in search of new clients, attending conferences, exploring new business opportunities and checking on projects.
The goal of automating the T&E function isn’t just to save the company time and money, although that is a significant consideration. With policies in place, companies can ensure that business travelers are adhering to allowances for meals, hotels and other travel-related expenses. Companies that establish clear policies for how employees can book and pay for travel — and which vendors to use — can negotiate discounts and rewards with hotels, rental car agencies and airlines.
In addition to the financial benefits of an expense management policy, employee satisfaction is also at stake. Creating a realistic travel policy that is clear, simple and easily accessible makes employees happy. A quick and hassle-free travel expense management process reduces traveler stress, enabling

Collaboration has evolved significantly over the past five years from sliding your chair over to the next desk to consult with a co-worker to setting up a virtual conference call with your colleagues located in multiple countries across the world.

Your employees, customers, and partners need the ability to connect and collaborate, at any time, from any location—across time zones or simply across the conference table.
And those workplaces are expanding faster than ever, powered by mobile and cloud usage that makes virtual meetings essential. With scalable and secure voice, video, and content sharing, real-time collaboration can happen anywhere. Staying connected can lead to improved productivity and faster decision-making, as well as better customer service. But only if the technology offers a seamless experience and is intuitive enough to drive user adoption. While the need for better meetings is universal, not all conferencing tools are the same.
Choosing the wrong tool could actually decrease productivity by wasting valuable meeting time troubleshooting the technology, or by providing a negative experience that will deter users from embracing it. This is especially true in situations where poor meeting quality could impact

Your employees, customers, and partners need the ability to connect and collaborate, at any time, from any location— across time zones or simply across the conference table.
Cisco Webex makes working together what it should be - intuitive. Teams can work faster, smarter, and more effectively than ever, while providing the peace of mind that solution administrators want.

No matter what industry you’re in or role you have, we
all share a universal interest in trends. As marketers,
we look to Google Trends to understand what keywords
and search terms are most popular; we look for trending
hashtags and conversations on social to inform the
content we put out; and we put “Trends” sessions on our
agendas at conferences because we know they’ll draw
an audience. We’ve tapped into this almost universal desire
to understand what the masses are doing.

Despite momentous benefits, cloud computing has its own set of challenges that must be addressed. The primary concern that many enterprises and end users have is related to security, especially data protection and privacy and loss of control. This article discusses the several challenges associated with security for cloud-based video conferencing and how organizations can remove these barriers by adopting solutions that implement security as a key tenet.

In today’s globalized business environment, the need to build strong relationships with partners, suppliers, internal teams, investors and customers is more important than ever. High-quality video conference calls enable you to communicate as effectively as actually being there in person, helping you to build the engaging relationships needed for success in business.

Read this report to learn how your conference rooms can transition from a wired and often cluttered loss of time to an improved collaborative workspace. With increases in efficiency you can enjoy less time worrying about if and how technology will work and more time on what truly matters. See what the Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro desktop as a hub in conjunction with Intel ® Unite™ host software can do for your collaboration initiatives.

Defy distance and get the most our of international business video conferences. This guide provides discussion about cultural differences encountered when conducting business across borders and cultures. Following are some practical hints and tips for how to make your video conference a successful communication channel for effective business meetings, anytime.

The Fortune 100 and 400,000+ customers rely on Polycom to push the greatness of human collaboration forward everyday. For video collaboration to become ubiquitous, systems need to be easy to use and manage. And they need to deliver great experiences across every work environment, from immersive theater to conference room to work and home office to mobile video on a tablet or smartphone.

Interest in machine learning has exploded over the past decade. You see machine learning in computer science programs, industry conferences, and the Wall Street Journal almost daily. For all the talk about machine learning, many conflate what it can do with what they wish it could do. Fundamentally, machine learning is using algorithms to extract information from raw data and represent it in some type of model. We use this model to infer things about other data we have not yet modeled. Neural networks are one type of model for machine learning; they have been around

With its CX5100 and CX5500 products, Polycom (the sponsor of this study) has taken an innovative approach to resolving this situation. The CX5100 and CX5500 are 360 degree camera systems that sit in the middle of the conference room table, providing remote Skype for Business/Lync users with a better
“connection” to the meeting room. And unlike traditional video conferencing systems, the “camera in the middle of the table” approach is flexible enough to support both standard / formal meetings and teaming sessions.

Solar City provides a customer testimonial detailing how Zoom was able to help reduce executive travel costs, increase efficiency, and expand nationally and internationally.
Learn more about Zoom today at http://zoom.us/

For decades, learning in a corporate environment consisted of a day or a week of classroom-based training. However, technological advances delivered on the promise of a more complex learning protocol with automated, virtual, and experiential elements. At Connections 2014, SilkRoad’s annual user conference, a panel of learning professionals convened to discuss five major learning themes this year, including integration, mobility, engagement, compliance, and analytics.

In the Conference Board’s 2016 annual survey of over 6,000 CEO’s, talent concerns rated #1 and #2 among the top “hot button” issues. What are you doing to attract and retain top talent, develop next gen leaders and build high-performing business cultures that prime your organization for growth? Learn how doing business in today’s unpredictable world requires not only effective strategies and excellent execution, but a vision that inspires and engages the true engine of any organization—it’s people.

Get the low-down on the highlights from Google's marquee cloud conference in San Francisco. From unparalleled infrastructure to customer value and product innovation, Google Cloud Next ’17 showcased insights and solutions from across the industry. Whether you’re an enterprise or a startup, Google Cloud is here to help you build what’s next.